I picked up a basket case 929RR. I traded a guy for my F2 600. He definitely got the better end of the deal, but this bike has more potential in the long run in my humble opinion. It's also my big boy bike.

It certainly has issues, but I hope I can bring it back from the brink. It only has 17K miles, but has been ridden extremely hard.

It was having issues starting and I could hear some noise in the top half of the engine. I also noticed a half attempt at pulling the servo.

This is how I picked it up.



The first thing I did was drain the oil to be met by a nice gas/oil mixture. I've heard the pressure regulator could be the culprit, so I'm going to pull it tomorrow to check it out. If it's not that, I'll have to look at the injectors.

While I'm working on that, I'm going to tack weld the servo open and remove the cables and flapper from the airbox.

The stator cover also has a really crappy attempt at a gasket, so I'm in the process of cleaning the cover up and doing it right.

That'll be a good start.

I'll then move on to the front forks. The previous owner has the front end cranked down so much there's very little movement in the front suspension. That should take care of the mechanical stuff to get it up and running.

Once I get it running well, I'll move on to the bodywork to make her pretty again. I'm not completely sure what color I'll paint it yet.

Some might see the bike as too far gone, but I like challenges and making things better than when I get them. Time will tell.

I got rid of this for it, so I'll have to make the best of it.

 

Best of luck with the build I spent years building mine and am still screwing with it.
Just finished the GP style exhaust and now going to jack the back up 25mm to help turn in, doing it with custom linkage plates.
If I can be of assistance on your quest I will be glad to help.

 

I pulled the pressure regulator and it was inop, so I ordered one. I pulled the plugs and they were wet. I couldn't really read them, because the previous owner recently installed them. Two of the plugs were loose, however. I also found rather than use the right bolts, the guy liked to use zip ties.

I also found three of the stator holes will need helicoiled.

On the plus side, the starter has no dead spots when the plugs are removed.

That's all I'm going to get done this weekend. The rest of the weekend is full of other stuff.

And now the obligatory pic.

 

Should be a fun project. I always like seeing someone revive a bike rather than scrapping it.

 

There's absolutely no movement in the front forks. Some say it could do that with too much oil. I'll check that first, but is there anything else I can look to?

 

Well, I figured out my issue with the forks. The left tube has a dent in it and the spring is either jammed or broken. The right side compresses and rebounds. The left side barely moves. Time for a new tube assembly.

 

I don't understand why these bikes like to eat fuel pressure regulators, besides the fact they are 11+ years old and maybe happens from sitting and the rubber diaphragm deteriorating. My 929 has less than 3000 miles on it and it will blow a puff of smoke if i rev it past 5000 RPM's, so i'm pretty sure I will be checking my FPR when my tank nears empty. Other than it smoking a little when I rev it up it runs fine though, and gives no other indication the FPR is starting to go bad.

 

I'm not convinced it's my problem, but we'll see. I should have it tomorrow.

In the meantime, I started working on the tail to fix the big hole in the first picture.



I also stripped the rest of the bike, so she's naked.



Last, I started stripping stickers from the fairings to get ready to prep for paint.

 

Making progress.

 

I'm going with a subtle white, copper and black. I tried a shade of blue and didn't like the combination.



FWIW, this is a rattle can paint with spray gun clear. I've had good luck with the approach on my last two bikes. I'll pull the rims this winter for powder coating, because they take a beating.

No more hole in the tail.